Car buying attempt #2!

Yet another try at another dealership. Now this dealership is 40 miles away and i was very disappointed at what they were offering. A phone call to the dealership confirms that the fleet manager would match the price of where we originally got the quote from so i excitely drove to the dealership to see the manager. The manager was not available when i arrived and he introduced me to a sales representative to start appraising the 2003 Acura TL Type S and he ended up giving me a trade in value that is $2000 less than the previous dealership. Reason being that the vehicle was lowered and had an aftermarket exhaust therefore they rated my car in "fair" condition instead of "good" condition. I asked them to read the description for "fair" condition because fair condition vehicle has som mechanicacl or cosmetic defects that needs servicing and the paint/body/interior need work performed by professional but the only explaination they could have given me was that it would take at least $800-$1000 to make the vehicle to factory condition due to the modifications. i advised them that the mods on the vehicle does not depreciate the vehicle and certainly is not any mechanical defect. He advised that their service department charges $100/hour to do the work. I asked them if their service department would actually charge the sales department owned by the same corporation/company that rate. also, if it is $100/hour on the labor they are charging and he quoted me for $800-$1000 to restore the vehicle back to factory condition, it means that it would take them 8-10 hours to do only spring and exhaust work. Now that sounds ridiculous to me. I asked them if the service department charges $100/hour to do the work, why wouldn't they just take the vehicle to their preferred body shop for the work since average labor rate is $36-$38/hr instead of $100/hour? The used car manager couldn't give me an answer. I then asked why would the spring work and exhaust work take 8-10 hours to do and if it would take that long, they are not following industry guidelines to perform all their servicing work. He again avoided the answer and went on to explain to me that my car auctions for $2000 less than what i would want for the value of the vehicle therefore they could not give me any better pricing. @#$%! i'm now done shopping for any vehicles unless i'm purchasing the vehicle with cash only.